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• Moslem: Turkey entered Afrin along with 3.000 ISIS members 

  Former PYD Co-chair Saleh Moslem attended a seminar in the Swedish Parliament on invitation from political parties and spoke about the invasion attacks against Afrin.
• Fighting among the invaders in Azaz 

  Fighting erupted in Azaz due to disagreements among the invaders over the occupation of Tal Rifat.
• Protest for Afrin in Switzerland: We will not remain silent! 

  Hundreds of students and lecturers attended a demonstration from the university to the Turkish consulate in Zurich in protest at the Turkish state's invasion of Afrin.
• Erdogan plans to appoint a governor to Afrin 

  Erdogan regime is planning to appoint a governor to Afrin, Turkish media reported.
• HDP MP Botan sentenced to 18 years in prison 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Lezgin Botan was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Turkish court.
• Lira hits a historic low against euro and dollar 

  Turkish lira slumped to a record low against the dollar after Trump’s decision to impose trade tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese products.
• Turkish court arrests prominent HDP politician 

  A Turkish court arrested Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) member of Executive Council Gulsum Agaoglu.
• Antifascist action of civil disobedience for Afrin in Leipzig 

  In Leipzig, anti-fascists are protested against the Turkish invasion of Efrîn. In front of the building of the SPD city association an action of civil disobedience took place.
• Protest for Afrin in front of the Council of Europe 

  Protest actions of Kurdish people living in Europe and solidarity of persons and groups against the violent war of aggression against the civilian population of Efrin (Afrin) continue.
• Left Party MPs visit hunger strike activists in Berlin 

  A group of Left Party MPs visited activists in Berlin, who are on hunger strike to protest the invasion of Afrin.
• Swiss MP to Erdoğan on Afrin: Who is the real terrorist? 

  Switzerland Socialist Party MP Carlo Sommaruga strongly criticized the Turkish state’s invasion of Afrin and asked Turkish President Erdoğan “Who is the real terrorist?”
• Iraq denounces Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish villages 

  Iraqi government denounced Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish villages that left four civilians dead.
• Die Linke MPs: “Europe should consider Afrin the new Vietnam” 

  Die Linke MPs in the Federal Parliament celebrated Newroz for the Kurdish people and pointed out that the solidarity with Afrin should continue.
• AKP couldn’t stomach Newroz joy: Hundreds detained 

  Hundreds of people have been taken into custody following Newroz celebrations in Izmir, Istanbul, Adana and Amed.
• Iraq reacts to Erdoğan for Shengal: “We won’t allow it!” 

  The Iraqi government has responded to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s threats to invade Shengal.
• Charges have been dropped against Erdogan’s guards in US 

  American prosecutors have dropped charges against 11 members of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s guards who were accused of attacking peaceful protestors in Washington in 2017.
• Swiss politicians urge Turkey to leave Afrin 

  A group of Swiss politicians condemned Turkish invasion of Afrin and urged the Turkish state to leave Afrin.
• European Platform for Afrin holds a series of talks at the EP 

  A delegation from the European Platform for Afrin held a series of talks at the European Parliament regarding the Turkish state’s genocidal attacks on Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• British FM urges restraint from Turkey in Northern Syria 

  British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson called on Turkey to show restraint against Kurds in Northern Syria.
• Naples Mayor Magistris: “Turkey must be stopped” 

  Mayor of Naples, Italy Luigi de Magistris condemned the Turkish state’s attack against Afrin and said: “This is destruction, this is ethnic cleansing. International powers must stop Turkey.”
• Livorno fans unfurl YPG flag 

  Fans of Livorno football club showed solidarity with people of Afrin by unfurling YPG flag during the home game against AC Siena.
• Merkel calls Turkey's invasion of Afrin "unacceptable" 

  German chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Turkey's invasion of Afrin in Syria and condemned Turkish actions in the strongest terms on Wednesday.
• US refutes claims of a deal with Turkey over Manbij 

  US State Department refuted claims of a deal with Turkish government over Northern Syrian town on Manbij.
• Millions start celebrating Newroz in Northern Kurdistan 

  Millions of Kurds started celebrating Kurdish New Year (Newroz) in cities of Northern Kurdistan.
• “Let’s meet in Brussels against Turkey and NATO on March 27" 

  The Platform for Afrin issued a call for a march to protest NATO on March 27 in Brussels.